: Unable to reach googlewebmasterstools.html file using DNS name, but able to access via IPADDRESS Note : Asked this question on wordpress.stackexchange.com, it was recommended to ask here. I am

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Note : Asked this question on wordpress.stackexchange.com, it was recommended to ask here.

I am trying to get webmastertools to verify my ownership on my domain. swipetelecom.com.

Issue :
When I try to reach the googlewebmastertools.html file, using www.swipetelecom.com/googlewebmasterstools.html. I get a 404


Not Found

The requested URL /googlewebmasterstools.html was not found on this server.


But :
I am able to reach the googlewebmasterstools.html file using the 1.2.3.4/wordpress/googlemastertools.html.

I am using a local domain manager (not godaddy). I have setup Frame Forwarding at the domain manager. Does it have something to do with this ?

This is my .htaccess (in my /var/www/html/wordpress folder), does it have anything to do with this ?

<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
<IfModule mod_headers.c>
Header append Vary User-Agent env=!dont-vary
</IfModule>
<IfModule mod_filter.c>
AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/css text/x-component application/x-javascript application/javascript text/javascript text/x-js text/html text/richtext image/svg+xml text/plain text/xsd text/xsl text/xml image/x-icon application/json
<IfModule mod_mime.c>
# DEFLATE by extension
AddOutputFilter DEFLATE js css htm html xml
</IfModule>
</IfModule>
</IfModule>
# END W3TC Browser Cache
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>


My wordpress folder and all their contents are owned by www-data.

What am I missing here ?

And yes, I have tried all other methods of verification, but none of them work too. This is the most logical question I could ask here.

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